Recent News

Copper & Cask Steps Out of the Shadows With Its First Permanent Release: A 10-Year Barrel-Proof Bourbon Called "X" For five years, Copper & Cask operated by a philosophy that was almost provocatively contrarian for a modern spirits brand: no flagship, no permanent lineup, no safety net. Ev

Talisker Magma 47-Year-Old: How Volcanic Rock Is Reshaping the Future of Cask Finishing The Isle of Skye has always had a complicated relationship with fire. Thousands of years ago, lava poured from volcanic rifts and collided with the frigid waters of what would become Scotland's most dramatic coas

How Dos Hombres' New Reposado Turned a Kentucky Bourbon Legend Into a Jalisco Secret Weapon Most celebrity spirits brands follow a predictable script: slap a famous name on an existing product, run a splashy marketing campaign, and wait for the social media impressions to convert into sales. Bryan C

Inside the Vault: Diageo's Lagavulin 1991 Cask Is the Rarest Single-Cask Islay Whisky Ever Offered for Private Sale There are whisky releases, and then there are moments that force even seasoned collectors to stop and recalibrate their sense of what rare actually means. Diageo's unveiling of Lagavul

Nick Smith Becomes Master Distiller at Lofted Spirits, Inheriting a Kentucky Whiskey Empire at a Historic Crossroads On October 7, 2026, a carefully orchestrated passing of the torch took place inside one of Kentucky's most consequential whiskey operations. Lofted Spirits named Nick Smith master d

Maker's Mark Takes Bourbon Global With Mizunara-Finished Expedition 01 and the New World Wood Collection Few American distilleries have done more to redefine what finishing means in the bourbon world than Maker's Mark. The Loretto, Kentucky producer that first broke the wheated bourbon mold decade

The New World Whisky Boom: How Non-Traditional Producers Are Building Passionate, Loyal Followings in America and Beyond For most of the twentieth century, the whisky map was drawn in pencil by a handful of nations — Scotland, Ireland, Kentucky, and Tennessee — and almost nobody dared redraw it. Tha

Heaven Hill Taps Earthbound Brands as Exclusive Licensing Agency, Signaling a New Chapter for Its Storied Portfolio Heaven Hill Brands, the Bardstown, Kentucky-based titan of American spirits, has made a significant move beyond the barrel. The company has named Earthbound Brands as its exclusive lic

Duck Club Bourbon's Wetlands Release Marries High-Proof Craftsmanship with Waterfowl Conservation There is a well-worn ritual in American hunting culture — the moment after the blind empties, when decoys are stacked, waders are peeled off, and a bottle gets passed around a fire that nobody wants to

King of Kentucky 2026: A Younger Release With More Barrels and the Same Outsized Ambition Every October, a particular kind of anticipation builds among American bourbon collectors — the kind that doesn't involve refreshing a website for a retail drop, but rather scanning shelves in markets that se